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The area around the house in Peterlee where the bodies were found is cordoned off
Four people have been found dead at a house in Peterlee, County Durham.
The bodies of a man and three females were discovered after what police suspect was a firearms incident.
Officers were called to the house in Greenside Avenue, where a shotgun was found next to the man's body, at about 23:45 GMT on Sunday.
A Durham Police spokesman said a 19-year-old woman who had minor injuries to her wrist and shoulder was treated at hospital and later discharged.
The spokesman said the four dead people were related or known to each other and they were not looking for anyone else.
Firearms officers were called to the scene after a caller reported that a number of people had been shot inside a semi-detached house.
The victims' bodies were found in different rooms in the downstairs of the house, and paramedics confirmed all four were dead at the scene.
The area has been cordoned off since shortly after midnight and a forensic investigation is under way.
Floral tributes have been placed outside the house
It is understood the man was in his 40s and while the ages of
the females is not clear, the youngest is thought to have been in her
teens.
The 19-year-old who was treated in hospital had been found at another house in Greenside Avenue.
An incident room has been set up at police headquarters in Durham. Witnesses or anyone with information about the shootings are asked to contact Durham Police or Crimestoppers.
Police are due to give more details later.
A number of floral tributes were placed outside the semi-detached property.
Labour party ward councillor Paul Stradling said it was the most shocking incident he had come across in 30 years as a politician.
"Greenside Avenue is normally a very quiet area so it has shocked everybody," he said.
"It's a typical North East village, quiet most of the time with a little bit of anti-social behaviour, but crime levels are usually low."
Officers were called to the house in Greenside Avenue, where a shotgun was found next to the man's body, at about 23:45 GMT on Sunday.
A Durham Police spokesman said a 19-year-old woman who had minor injuries to her wrist and shoulder was treated at hospital and later discharged.
The spokesman said the four dead people were related or known to each other and they were not looking for anyone else.
Firearms officers were called to the scene after a caller reported that a number of people had been shot inside a semi-detached house.
The victims' bodies were found in different rooms in the downstairs of the house, and paramedics confirmed all four were dead at the scene.
The area has been cordoned off since shortly after midnight and a forensic investigation is under way.
Floral tributes have been placed outside the house
The 19-year-old who was treated in hospital had been found at another house in Greenside Avenue.
An incident room has been set up at police headquarters in Durham. Witnesses or anyone with information about the shootings are asked to contact Durham Police or Crimestoppers.
Police are due to give more details later.
A number of floral tributes were placed outside the semi-detached property.
Labour party ward councillor Paul Stradling said it was the most shocking incident he had come across in 30 years as a politician.
"Greenside Avenue is normally a very quiet area so it has shocked everybody," he said.
"It's a typical North East village, quiet most of the time with a little bit of anti-social behaviour, but crime levels are usually low."
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